Which to use
“hässlich” and “hässlichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,806
- “hässlich” frequency rank
- #15,915
- “hässlichen” frequency rank
- 22721
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hässlich | hässlichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | unschön aussehend, nicht den vorherrschenden Normen über gutes Aussehen entsprechend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hässlich |
Where the eye mixes hässlich and hässlichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. hässlich runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCC) against hässlichen's 10 (CVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: hässlich vs hässlichen
A purely visual mix-up. hässlich ([ˈhɛslɪç]) and hässlichen ([ˈhɛslɪçn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “hässlich” sits inside “hässlichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22721, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hässlich is recorded at frequency rank #6,806, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɛslɪç]. hässlichen is at rank #15,915, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɛslɪçn̩].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 22721, this pair ranks #1,870,585 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hässlich vs hässlichen
Shared letters: chilsä. Private to "hässlich": -. Private to "hässlichen": en.
"hässlich" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC · "hässlichen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "hässlich" vs "hässlichen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "hässlich" and "hässlichen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hässlich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hässlichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,870,585 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hässlich" and "hässlichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Haslach vs hässlich". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,870,585 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.